Would you take part in London fundraiser?
BWBF is looking for supporters to take part in a new fundraiser later this year – which will be the first of its kind in the world. Parallel London BWBF has the chance to take part in what will be the world’s first disability-led push/run. Parallel London will be held at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic…
Read MoreVolunteers to feature in short film
BWBF volunteers are to feature in a short film being put together by students as part of Volunteers’ Week. BWBF volunteers and staff are to feature in a film being launched as part of a national initiative. Two students from Mid Kent College popped into our head office in Maidstone last week to interview our…
Read MoreSearch launched for volunteer ambassador
Volunteer ambassador sought to promote BWBF’s work around Kent. BWBF has launched a search for a volunteer ambassador to promote its work supporting visually impaired people. To mark Volunteer Recognition Day on Wednesday (April 20), we have started looking for someone to be the ‘face’ of the charity. BWBF is already supported by a fantastic group of…
Read MoreGrant will fund radios for visually impaired in Scotland
A generous grant will provide 17 of our Concerto 2 sets to blind and partially sighted people living in the west of Scotland. Visually impaired people in West Scotland will benefit from specially adapted audio equipment thanks to a generous grant. The Kells Trust has donated £3,000 to BWBF. Often, people with sight loss live…
Read MoreThree grants will help more visually impaired people
Three grants from different organisations will help us get more radios to blind and partially sighted people in central England. British Wireless for the Blind Fund has recently been given some funding to provide radios in the central part of the country. Sir George Martin Trust has donated £1,000 which will pay for new equipment…
Read MoreGenerous Carlisle motorists raising funds for radios
Moto has chosen to support BWBF at its service station in Cumbria. General Manager of Moto’s Southwaite services Karen Nicholson with BWBF Regional Development Manager Steven Poole Visually impaired people living in Carlisle will be given specially adapted radios, thanks to the generosity of the area’s motorists. The Moto service station at Southwaite on the…
Read MoreReaching Out project to launch thanks to grant
Hundreds more visually impaired people will benefit thanks to a grant from the ED Charitable Trust. Many people with sight loss live alone and are often unable to read newspapers or watch the television, so a radio becomes their lifeline to the outside world. However the costs of adapted equipment can be too great for…
Read MoreBWBF chosen for Waitrose Community Matters in Sefton
Shoppers in Sefton have the chance to support the community’s visually impaired people after BWBF was chosen by Waitrose as one of its charities for March. Waitrose has chosen British Wireless for the Blind Fund as one of the charities it will support in March. The company’s branch in Formby, Sefton, has picked BWBF for…
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